Kham Sakaesaeng ( th, ขามสะแกแสง, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

History

The government separated the two ''tambons'' Kham Sakaesaeng and Mueang Nat from

Non Sung district Non Sung ( th, โนนสูง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Etymology The old name of the district was ''Klang''. The word ''klang'' in Thai means 'middle', which ref ...

and created the minor district (''

king amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') Kham Sakaesaeng on 25 November 1968. It was upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Khong, Non Sung, Non Thai, and Phra Thong Kham.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''). There two townships (''

thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...

s'') within the district: Kham Sakae Saeng covers part of ''tambon'' Kham Sakae Saeng and Nong Hua Fan covers parts of ''tambons'' Nong Hua Fan and Mueang Nat.

References

External links

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